Monoclonal antibody-based ELISA for the detection of circulating Entamoeba histolytica antigen in hepatic amebiasis in hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 760-764

  Thammapalerd, Nitaya ^a   Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadur ^a   Kotimanusvanij, Daroon ^b   Chintana, Thaiyooth ^a   Tharavanij, Savanat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAMSTER; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CRICETINAE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; MESOCRICETUS;

EID: 0030309705     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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